Creativity and Songwriting - St. Vincent

Description

In this course, you will :

• Demonstrates how to combine joy and discipline in your creative practise.
• Discover how Annie uses songwriting to create emotional journeys. She also delves into songs by Nirvana and Leonard Cohen that have meant a lot to her.
• Demonstrates how she writes and records the majority of her music before entering a professional recording studio.
• Shares the first version of her song "Savior," which she wrote in her bedroom when she was 16 years old. She'll walk you through each step of the songwriting process in the following lessons.
• Walks you through the chord progressions of "Savior" and defines "proof of concept."
• Discover the question Annie poses to herself while editing, as well as how she expands her sound with collaborators and embraces countermelodies.
• In order to do your best work, you must learn to embrace fear and metabolise shame.
• Discusses her influences and artistic evolution, including key moments such as learning about the music business while touring with her Uncle Tuck and Aunt Patti.
• While in the recording studio, Annie discusses the film and the song "The Nowhere Inn." Hear how she created the theme song for her new film, from the original concept to the studio effects she used.
• Annie believes that musicians can express themselves through various mediums such as fashion, art, dance, and design. Learn to be open to the world around you and to find inspiration in unexpected places.
• In her songs "Surgeon" and "Rattlesnake," Annie discusses how good tone is good technique and how tone works.
• Explains how she tunes her guitar and creates memorable textures.
• Discover how to give an unforgettable live performance. Get specific advice, such as when to eat before performing and why you should be gracious on stage.

Syllabus :

• Meet Your Instructor: St. Vincent a.k.a. Annie Clark
• Nun Mode: Discipline in the Creative Process
• Every Song Needs an Epiphany
• Basic Tools for Bedroom Composing
• “Savior” Songwriting Demo: Early Sketches
• “Savior” Songwriting Demo: Finding the North Star
• “Savior” Songwriting Demo: Rewriting, Revising, and Refining
• “Savior” Songwriting Demo: Final Mix
• Fear, Shame, and Humiliation
• Seizing Opportunity
• Case Study: Writing a Theme Song
• Tuning In to the World Around You
• Notes on Guitar: Tone
• Notes on Guitar: Tunings and Techniques
• Out of the Studio, Onto the Stage